Originally Posted by
oddjob2
Is that part of the Royal Oak, Michigan pair of Motos you bought for $450? (That's what the seller told me).
If so, I think the seller said his grandparents used them in a tour of France, not that one, The Tour du France, which probably means they are a non US model. Check the Francais catalogs. Neither Auchencrow, noted midwest professor of Motobecane history, nor I, a possessor of probably more French bikes than a normal guy should have, could ID it.
Yes. His mother in-law didn't want to haggle so I paid the asking price. They were her parents bikes and she didn't know the entire history, just that her father was a serious cyclist.
I'm not sure it's a Motobecane.
The mixte sure is and it's late 70's where this bike has pre 74 components.
It's a winter or spring project.
It appears that the frame has been repainted at some point. Maybe I'll discover markings when I get around to rebuilding it.